Associations between weight stigma and exercise avoidance motivation among college students: exploring the roles of internalized weight stigma and social anxiety
Overview
This cross-sectional study investigates how weight stigma relates to exercise avoidance motivation among 1,397 Chinese university students. The research identifies internalized weight stigma and social anxiety as mediating factors in this relationship. The findings suggest that interventions targeting these psychological mediators may help reduce exercise avoidance.
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- Author
- Qingqing Li (Southwest University), Ling Shao (Chongqing University of Education), Hansen Li (Sichuan Agricultural University), Yuping Zhu (Southwest University), Jianrong Li (Southwest University)
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- 2025-10-20
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- gold
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- 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1655699
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- 3
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@article{allodium:317a72012e594ccf,
title = {Associations between weight stigma and exercise avoidance motivation among college students: exploring the roles of internalized weight stigma and social anxiety},
author = {Qingqing Li and Ling Shao and Hansen Li and Yuping Zhu and Jianrong Li},
year = {2025},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1655699},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1655699}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Associations between weight stigma and exercise avoidance motivation among college students: exploring the roles of internalized weight stigma and social anxiety AU - Li, Qingqing AU - Shao, Ling AU - Li, Hansen AU - Zhu, Yuping AU - Li, Jianrong PY - 2025 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1655699 UR - https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1655699 ER -
APA
Li, Q., Shao, L., Li, H., Zhu, Y., & Li, J. (2025). Associations between weight stigma and exercise avoidance motivation among college students: exploring the roles of internalized weight stigma and social anxiety. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1655699
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